This past week? TELLING.
Telling people we're having a second baby brought a LOT of happiness. I do not like to make big announcements, but Facebook allows me to feel like I'm not being so "look at me," since this kind of announcement is expected and greeted happily there.
We're 16 weeks and so very excited! I've always dreamed of being a mother of two. I have one amazing, beautiful, wonderful child, and I can't wait to get to know my new little bean.
No picture this week. Just joy.
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Friday, January 6, 2012
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Reading rules Iphone use
I struggle with addiction.
A facebook addiction. And I'm only halfway kidding. I have always wanted to be in the know, and want to be the first one to know when someone announces an engagement or a baby, or anything of the like. And I love how it's connected me with people I haven't seen in years. It's a tremendous support system for me, actually, as I have some friends who comment on things and it makes my day. Words of encouragement, love, happiness, and oohs and ahhs over my son's pictures make me beam. I happened to glance at my news feed the night Bin Laden was killed, and otherwise I would have missed that and the president's statement. So it's got its really good points.
BUT...
I update my phone many times a night so I don't miss ANYTHING. And I find that the nights I put it down "early" and go to bed to read are the nights I have the most joy.
I don't have a lot of time to myself for exercise without rearranging other people's schedules, and I hate doing that. But I have a good amount of time most nights for eating a quiet meal with my hubby, watching my favorite shows, or the beloved, always enjoyable, reading. As I said, and this is KEY, I find that the nights I DO put the phone down, I'm MUCH happier. I feel like I did something, instead of wasting my time on my phone. Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time, but I don't enjoy wasting it this way.
I am going to make myself stop looking at my phone past, let's say, 8:15. If I miss something, I miss it. Surely that highly important information (which usually ISN'T) can at least wait until morning.
Sure, hubby is on the phone or computer a lot too, but he reads a lot, too. So there just has to be a time for me to stop it. And if I do it, I need to reward myself. So, the teacher in me says I deserve a sticker for each day I do it. And who doesn't want to see a perfectly filled calendar with stickers? :)
So, for now, after 8:15 pm on regular ol' weeknights, this is my rule:
A facebook addiction. And I'm only halfway kidding. I have always wanted to be in the know, and want to be the first one to know when someone announces an engagement or a baby, or anything of the like. And I love how it's connected me with people I haven't seen in years. It's a tremendous support system for me, actually, as I have some friends who comment on things and it makes my day. Words of encouragement, love, happiness, and oohs and ahhs over my son's pictures make me beam. I happened to glance at my news feed the night Bin Laden was killed, and otherwise I would have missed that and the president's statement. So it's got its really good points.
BUT...
I update my phone many times a night so I don't miss ANYTHING. And I find that the nights I put it down "early" and go to bed to read are the nights I have the most joy.
I don't have a lot of time to myself for exercise without rearranging other people's schedules, and I hate doing that. But I have a good amount of time most nights for eating a quiet meal with my hubby, watching my favorite shows, or the beloved, always enjoyable, reading. As I said, and this is KEY, I find that the nights I DO put the phone down, I'm MUCH happier. I feel like I did something, instead of wasting my time on my phone. Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time, but I don't enjoy wasting it this way.
I am going to make myself stop looking at my phone past, let's say, 8:15. If I miss something, I miss it. Surely that highly important information (which usually ISN'T) can at least wait until morning.
Sure, hubby is on the phone or computer a lot too, but he reads a lot, too. So there just has to be a time for me to stop it. And if I do it, I need to reward myself. So, the teacher in me says I deserve a sticker for each day I do it. And who doesn't want to see a perfectly filled calendar with stickers? :)
So, for now, after 8:15 pm on regular ol' weeknights, this is my rule:
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